Chapter 44 Flood [VIP]
A few minutes later, Tang Tian stopped and looked down at the water. She could vaguely see the top of the large golden building slightly exposed.
But if you want to get in, you have to dive in.
Tang Tian looked around and luckily no one was around.
Not every household has water transportation. Often, the entire community can only get one or two, and they will only set off after they are full.
She took out a protective suit from her backpack, which was actually the system warehouse, and put it on her whole body. After taking a deep breath, she jumped into the water.
The backpack, kayak and universal paddle were put into the warehouse together. After a few ripples appeared on the water surface, it calmed down.
The diving ability is an ability that is activated actively by the host, and it was activated before Tang Tian entered the water.
After entering the water, she immediately noticed the difference from her usual swimming experience.
Slowly opening her eyes, she saw an almost transparent film appear out of thin air in front of her.
It was like foam, or like a bag of amniotic fluid, covering my entire body.
Tang Tian tried to breathe, and it was just as smooth as on land!
And her vision was not that blurry. She swam in another direction, as nimbly as a fish.
The body is so light that it seems as if there is no resistance from water. You can reach any direction you want to go very quickly. It is really like a fish in water!
Tang Tian was overjoyed and immediately swam to the nearest window of the Golden Building and took out the glass cutter.
Because her special ability gave her no resistance, she quickly broke through the window and swam in.
She then took out a headlamp that could be turned on underwater and put it on, and her vision became clearer.
This kind of large building not only has many counters, but also has many areas for customers to rest.
Tang Tian swam towards the glass counter and found that many of them were also smashed, just like what she saw when she went to the mall. They must have been bought for free during the extreme cold.
But with experience, Tang Tian was not discouraged. She continued to search carefully, focusing on the safe that she might find.
An hour later, she found some of the jewelry and six large safes, put them all in the warehouse, and went back to dismantle them.
After making sure the search was complete, Tang Tian went upstream.
When she reached the surface of the water, she first exposed half of her head. Seeing that there was no one around, she released the kayak and other things and climbed up again.
Because of her supernatural powers, Tang Tian's body was still dry.
But after entering dirty water, she still took out alcohol for disinfection.
After she had tidied herself up, she picked up the universal paddle and started paddling.
Although there may be large shopping malls and other buildings in the surrounding area that are not occupied by the government, or there may be shops selling gold jewelry like this, Tang Tian does not want to cause trouble.
What if what he said really happened and we encountered pirates?
It’s not that I can’t fight, but I don’t want to fight, it’s too tiring!
Thinking of this, Tang Tian paddled towards Hexinyuan.
Can't wait to go home and spend some money!
…
During the trip, we passed by many people who were also sitting in kayaks, speedboats, and even small fishing boats.
They all salvaged things from the water, but most of them were garbage, so they had to throw them away with disgust.
When he saw Tang Tian, he didn't even bother to look at her, as if he was afraid that the precious supplies would be snatched away by others.
"Hey, Sister Tian, is that you!?"
Tang Tian didn't expect that she would meet Li Feiyang by such a coincidence.
But he was not the only one on that kayak, there were also Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing.
The Shen family has no means of transportation and is worried about the difficulty of getting in and out of the flood.
Unexpectedly, Li Feiyang took the initiative to contact him. Since they knew each other, he naturally accepted the invitation.
Of course, Shen Boyun immediately thought of Tang Tian again.
Just hearing that the latter had his own plans, he didn't say much. After getting ready, they set off.
Unexpectedly, they met again on the road.
Li Feiyang looked at the kayaks that had already been in the water and found some wet cardboard boxes in the corners. He didn't know whether these supplies could be used.
Tang Tian rowed the kayak over, handed over a bottle of alcohol and said:
"Let's disinfect it. The stagnant water is dirty. I just came back from searching and was about to go back."
Li Feiyang accepted it with gratitude, and Shen Boyun asked:
"Did you see anything on the way?"
Tang Tian nodded and told him that the authorities were organizing the salvage of supplies.
Cheng Jing frowned slightly and said worriedly:
"In this case, the chances of civilians getting supplies directly are much smaller..."
Even though that was a zero-dollar purchase that violated the rules in the past, at least it increased the chances of survivors surviving.
It’s not that the official collection of supplies is a bad thing, it’s just that it adds an extra procedure, and who knows how many people will die during this process.
The four of them were silent for a moment.
Just as Tang Tian was about to tell them about the pirates, several boats suddenly came over from a distance, accompanied by a burst of arrogant laughter:
"Hahaha, great, another prey!——"
"Hey, hand over all the supplies you have, and I'll consider sparing your lives!"
"Ouch,
The device sparkles in the sun.
Some knives even
As the temperature rose, they wore less clothes, and most of them had shaved heads. Some even had scars on their faces, looking hideous.
real
Tang Tian immediately informed:
"Be careful, these are the pirates who have been appearing recently. They specialize in robbing people on the waterways. Do you have weapons with you?"
As she spoke, she took out a nail gun from her backpack.
Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing looked at each other and took out knives, axes and stun guns from their backpacks.
Even if they didn't know about it beforehand, it was obvious that this group of people had bad intentions, so self-defense was always the right thing to do.
Shen Boyun pursed his lips. In fact, after leaving the police station, he and Cheng Jing each took a gun back.
It’s just because there are too few bullets, so they are not taken out easily. Now they are kept at home for Yan Chunhua and Shen Yaoyue to use for self-defense.
I wonder if the weapons they carry can be used in naval battles?
Li Feiyang opened his eyes wide and stammered:
"Um...what about me?"
Cheng Jing handed him two arm shields:
"Just take care of the defense!"
The nearest ship seemed to be the leader. Seeing that they were not afraid but instead took out their weapons to resist, the captain immediately glared at them.
But in the end, he didn't know what he was thinking of, and laughed out loud in a sinister way, and shouted:
"Give up! We've seen your kind of resistance many times, but don't you still end up dying in the end?"
"If you hand over the supplies obediently, we will forgive you for what happened. Otherwise... hehe, then we'll teach you a lesson—"
Before the man could finish speaking, Tang Tian quickly shot out a shot of iron nails.
The accuracy he had practiced these days was not in vain. He hit the man directly on the mouth, causing him to scream in pain.
There were three more bangs, hitting the faces of the people next to them, and they all drew blood.
Although Tang Tian stocked up on many things from hardware stores, consumables like nails would be gone once they were used up.
So Tang Tian used his gold-attribute ability and the safes he had found before to rub out several batches of iron nails by hand, no matter how small the quantity.
"Fuck, this guy is tough!"
"Damn it, what are you afraid of? We have weapons like this. We can just deal with them!"
The big man who was shot first covered the lower half of his face, and his face turned bright red, perhaps from pain or anger.
He wiped the blood and shouted:
"Kill all the others, capture that bitch alive, I'm going to torture her to death! Shoot! Shoot!"
The person in front retreated temporarily, and someone else came forward quietly, revealing a gap, and instantly an even louder "bang" was heard.
Tang Tian felt like a huge wave was coming, and her kayak suddenly flipped over, and she fell into the water without paying attention.
This feeling is exactly like the moment before my death in my previous life...
…
"Tang Tian!"
Shen Boyun's pupils shrank, and before he could think about it, his body moved faster than his brain, and he plunged into the water.
Fortunately, he arrived in time and Tang Tian did not sink, so he grabbed her hand and brought her up directly.
The two climbed onto Tang Tian's kayak.
In fact, she activated her diving ability as soon as she got into the water and was able to float up by herself, but she didn't expect Shen Boyun to jump into the water immediately just to save her.
Another subtle puffing sound was heard. Tang Tian looked closely and found that there was a big hole in her kayak. It was pierced and air was constantly coming out.
"Move quickly!"
Tang Tian first pushed the soaked Shen Boyun to another kayak, and then looked forward, and sure enough, she saw a slender gun barrel and a black gun hole!
She cursed inwardly.
She wondered how such a powerful group could appear, and it turned out that she had met the legendary guy with a guy by her side!
Judging from its appearance, it is most likely a hunting rifle left by the older generation that was not voluntarily handed in!
With such weapons, how can ordinary people be their match?
If their supplies were robbed, they could be killed or tortured at will, which gradually made them more arrogant.
When the people on the other side saw how miserable they were, they started laughing again, as if they were amusing themselves by watching rats in a gutter.
Several boats also slowly approached, raising their guns and shouting:
"Is it too much? Stop struggling! But we have changed our minds. This woman must stay!——"
Tang Tian sneered and raised the nail gun in his hand again.
But while firing the nails, she also fired invisible air bullets!
“Bang bang bang bang bang!!!”
He fired five shots in a row, killing the man and hitting their kayak, giving back fire.
The power of the level 5 air bullets was enough to destroy the kayaks underneath, causing many people to lose their balance and fall into the water.
At the same time, there were countless iron nails. Tang Tian almost replenished them while shooting them out. Even if he didn't die, he would be injured and bleed.
"Tang Tian, take it!"
Shen Boyun didn't care that he was covered in stinky water and handed the arm shield to her.
In fact, this is far from being bulletproof, but it is better than nothing. We can only hope that ordinary people’s aim is not good.
Now even the gunman's expression changed.
Why does this woman not only look less afraid, but also looks like she's ready to attack endlessly?
“Bang, bang, bang!——”
The faces and bodies of the people around them were shot with iron nails and they screamed in pain.
There were also people who were hit by air bullets. There were bloody holes in their bodies, and blood was constantly gushing out. They lay in the boat in pain, hanging on to their last breath.
"No, retreat quickly!"
The gunman drew back his gun and yelled at the first kayak.
But when he looked again, he found that his colleagues who had provoked him before were all dead in the kayak, and their bodies were lying in the kayak in a disorderly manner, without any sound.
Although the sun was shining brightly, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly picked up the oar and was about to row back.
But how could the murderous Tang Tian let him go - she wouldn't let go of the gun either!
Shen Boyun reacted quickly and asked Cheng Jing and Li Feiyang to row the boat. The two of them took one side of the oar and used all their strength, and soon caught up.
Tang Tian replenished the last batch of nails and continued to fire without any regret, as if he was holding a Gatling gun.
Unfortunately, she had run out of air bullets. After killing the first man and the others on the boat, she could only use nails for the others.
The gunman felt a sharp pain in his back, causing him to drop his oar and fall down, rolling over.
That was Tang Tian performing a set of Big Dipper moves behind him.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. Please spare my life! I'll give you all the supplies on the ship—I'll give you this gun too. Please spare me just this once!"
The gunman saw from the corner of his eye that other people had either fallen into the water or died on the boat. The deep fear and pain of having flesh torn apart made him break out in cold sweats and even urinate.
Tang Tian and others came to the boat with serious and indifferent expressions on their faces.
How could she not know that these were just minions, and together there were only more than ten people in total.
In addition, there are three or four kayaks that were specially sent down to block robberies in other places. There are probably more in other places.
If I kill these people and they don't go back, the pirate leader will definitely know that they are in danger and may come to take revenge.
But if she let him go, wouldn't he still report it when he returned? So it was impossible for her to do that.
Tang Tian put the nail gun against his temples and asked him to confess in a deep voice. The gunman would immediately reveal all the information he knew.
It turned out that these people were just subordinates, and this gang of pirates had dozens of people.
They occupied an apartment building as their base and went out every day using tools to rob and obtain supplies.
The bandit leader's deceased father left behind three hunting rifles and bullets. He originally wanted to hand them in to the police station, but he encountered the end of the world.
Later, he gradually discovered the benefits of having this hunting rifle, and he started to run around the community, recruiting many subordinates.
Until the snow melted and turned into a flood, they turned into bandits and continued to plunder, all relying on those few guns.
Of course, that's more for scaring people, and bullets aren't unlimited.
So they can only fire their guns in critical situations, but it is enough to scare ordinary people.
But he had no training and his accuracy was not good enough, otherwise he should have aimed directly at Tang Tian instead of the kayak below.
Seeing that he had said everything he could say, Tang Tian shot out iron nails to send him off.
Cheng Jing and Li Feiyang were shocked.
They could imagine that Tang Tian was a powerful person, but they didn't expect... that he could be so powerful!
"Hurry up and pack up. Take all these kayaks and this gun. They're all spoils of war."
Tang Tian gave the order calmly, then took out the alcohol spray and eye drops and stuffed them into Shen Boyun's pockets:
"The water is so dirty, we need to disinfect it quickly, or we'll get infected."
It would be fine if there were no wounds on the body, but some water would definitely get into the eyes, and the accumulated water is full of germs, so you have to be careful.
Shen Boyun looked at the medicine in his hand, smiled, and did as he was told.
There were a few bottles of water and a few packs of compressed biscuits on the enemy kayak. They should be the food that these pirates had taken with them when they were outside, and they were all brought to him.
Tang Tian took out several ropes, kicked all the bodies on the intact kayaks into the water, and then connected them one by one.
As for mine, it was already half submerged in water, so I didn't want it anymore.
Cheng Jing and Li Feiyang once again acted as laborers, sitting in the front and paddling, with several kayaks connected behind them, floating on the water together.
Shen Boyun returned the alcohol spray and eye drops and said with concern:
"You fell into the water too, so you should disinfect yourself too. Did you choke on the water?"
Tang Tian shook her head.
In fact, she didn't need anyone to save her, nor did she want to drag others down, but she couldn't completely resist this kindness.
"Thanks. If conditions permit, I'll have to take a shower when I get back." Tang Tian paused and couldn't help asking, "Actually, I was right next to the kayak. I can swim and I could just touch it and get out. Why... did you come down to save me?"
Shen Boyun coughed twice:
"We've known each other for so long, so we're teammates, right? Of course, we have to help our teammates when they're in trouble."
Cheng Jing raised his eyebrows in front.
Why does this atmosphere feel weird?
From his impression as a disciple, Shen Boyun seemed to be talkative, enthusiastic, and helpful to everyone on the outside, but in private he could sometimes be extremely calm and indifferent.
For example, this time when he came back, he was basically silent at home and no one knew what he was thinking, which made him seem complicated.
But it seems that this neighbor next door is not the case...
Thinking of this, Cheng Jing changed the subject:
"I was so careless. I didn't expect they had guns. Tang Tian, your nail shooter is really good!"
Tang Tian smiled faintly:
"Now you have one too, don't you? I'll leave the gun to you. But it doesn't have many bullets, so you have to use it sparingly."
"Have you forgotten that a resident handed in their gun while we were on duty? Not everyone has this awareness. We might encounter this again in the future."
As Shen Boyun spoke, he took the gun apart and found that there were only five bullets left in it.
Tang Tian also touched it out of curiosity. The surface was a bit rough, probably a gun made by hand by the older generation, made of cast steel and wrought iron.
Hmm, maybe I can also create it with my own special ability...?
…
The shadow of the sun moved quietly a few degrees, and a rose gold color appeared on the horizon as the sun set in the west.
The four of them hadn't spoken for a while. After a fierce battle, they were more tired than searching for supplies.
And they finally returned to Hexinyuan.
Among them were some scattered people riding on wooden or bamboo rafts, swaying with the waves. When they saw the empty rubber boat behind them, they hurried over to ask for a ride.
For some reason, Shen Boyun, Cheng Jing, and Li Feiyang all looked at Tang Tian and asked her to make the decision.
But Tang Tian refused all of them and sat behind them. They had supplies on the kayak, so who knew if there would be a sneak attack?
So amid the angry roars of others, they went on to mark out 15 buildings.
"Hey, look, that looks like someone from... the 17th floor, right?"
"Wow, there are kayaks and supplies, it looks like we've gained a lot!"
I don’t know what these people are doing gathered at the window, but when they look at Tang Tian, their eyes are wide open, as if they are possessed.
"Why hasn't Building Director Qiu come back yet?"
"Forget it, they're back. Can they give us supplies for free? It's good enough that they don't ask us for them!"
They began to whisper again.
Tang Tian ignored them and just entered the building in order, deflated the kayak, took the supplies, and went upstairs.
The others seemed to have noticed the gun-like object, swallowed, and ultimately did not dare to stop them from speaking. As a result, the four of them were able to return home safely.
"Sister Tian, thank you so much this time. I'll bring the diving equipment over in a moment!"
Li Feiyang said something and continued to go upstairs with the supplies.
Cheng Jing knocked on the door, and the people inside opened the door only after confirming that it was them.
At the end, Shen Boyun said to Tang Tian:
"Let's divide the supplies we got."
"No need. I just joined in the middle. You found all those things yourselves. I didn't get a share in the first place. If you really want to share, give me a kayak. Mine was broken."
Tang Tian understood that if she rejected all of them, Shen Boyun would definitely not agree given his personality.
So she still had to get some, and besides, she did leave her old kayak behind.
Shen Boyun hesitated, but seeing Tang Tian's determination, he nodded.
Not long after, Li Feiyang also came down to return the diving equipment, and this zero-yuan purchase finally had a happy ending.
Although there may be many twists and turns in the future.
Tang Tian thought about it and took the kayak home.
However, Shen Boyun frowned slightly as he watched her walk into the house.
The situation was urgent when he rescued her, but he still noticed that she didn't seem to be very wet, completely different from himself...
…
"Woof woof!"
Seeing Tang Tian coming back, Tan Tan ran up and fluttered around, not minding the slight smell.
Tang Tian took off all the clothes she was going to wear when going out and placed them in the entrance hall. She sprayed them with disinfectant before going into the house and washing her hands twice.
Tang Yi handed over a glass of iced lemonade.
When the temperature rises, the refrigerator must be started, but I thought it would be better to save some electricity first, so I put it all into the system and it won’t break down.
Tang Tian drank it in one gulp, then put out the safe and accessories she had obtained this time, and followed Wei Mingxia's instructions to go take a shower.
After washing comfortably from head to toe, Tang Tian walked out of the bathroom, drying her hair.
Nowadays, there is water everywhere outdoors, and the used sewage can just be poured out.
Tang Yi had already opened the safe, and then smiled:
"Tiantian, you brought back a lot of things this time, come and take a look!"
Tang Tian went forward and took a look. Is that right?
Gold, platinum, silver, jade, and pearls were laid out on the ground, glittering.
A rough estimate shows that the amount is not much more than the gold bars I got from Qian Peng last time!
Tan Tan came over and sniffed, then returned to his nest without interest.
Sure enough, going out to buy things for free is still useful. If you can’t find other supplies, you can go on to look for gold!
Tang Tian didn't say anything and just spent money!
When I opened the system again, there were more than 500,000 gold coins in the gold coin column!
She quickly opened a new ability column for each person so that she could carry more abilities.
I spent 300,000 gold coins in one go, and the remaining 200,000 immediately felt like not much.
Tang Tian looked around and found that the last time she upgraded the food source, she had obtained a [Tea Garden], which produced various kinds of tea every day, which Wei Mingxia liked very much.
Although she doesn't like milk tea, she still finds it very pleasant to make tea with a handful of tea leaves, sip it while busying herself with her planting business.
But tea is not a necessity for survival. Tang Tian plans to unlock a new place to obtain food in preparation for the new situation that will come next.
So she used 150,000 gold coins to unlock the [Medicine Field].
There will be a major epidemic after a major flood, and there may be signs of it now.
The floods are full of bacteria and viruses, and the continued hot and humid weather behind them will only spread and aggravate the spread of the plague.
Even though Tang Tian has stockpiled a lot of disinfectants and medicines, there will always be a day when they run out.
I'm afraid that all the pharmacies of all sizes are now selling everything for free.
Hospitals and clinics have also been flooded, and the authorities have also begun searching for supplies, so hospitals must be the focus. Ordinary people should not be able to profit from it.
Since Western medicine was in short supply, Tang Tian thought of traditional Chinese medicine, so he stockpiled a batch of Chinese patent medicines and Chinese medicine seeds.
But the seeds still need to be planted, but the medicinal fields in the system can be harvested every once in a while.
Not to mention these medicinal herbs, maybe they can be made into food.
The last time I unlocked the tea garden, it only cost me about 30,000 gold coins. I didn’t expect the price of this medicinal field to increase fivefold, which made Tang Tian feel painful.
But she still has 50,000 gold coins, and she plans to buy another important item!
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